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Emacs Help

Emacs is described as "self-documenting". An extensive help system is available using various keystrokes starting with [C-h] (that is, Control-H). To choose from the full list, type [C-h C-h].

Emacs Tutorial - Beginners Mandatory

Emacs ships with a tutorial. Just type [C-h t].
It teaches you all the essentials you need to know for getting started with Emacs.

Intermediate to advanced users can browse in-built help with [C-h r].

Info

Detailed documentation of Emacs (and many other programs) is available thru Info. Type [C-h i]. This tool uses its own hypertext system to link topics and has sophisticated navigation. It was found so useful that it is now also available as a separate program (called 'info') which is installed by default on most unix-like systems.

Written originally to teach some other flavor of Lisp, the book has been modified for Emacs Lisp. The presentation is in a form between a comic book and a manual that educates while you have fun. The best of both worlds.